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Sasol and ITOCHU to partner on green ammonia and hydrogen

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South Africa-based Sasol and Japan-based ITOCHU Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly to study and to develop the market and supply chain for green ammonia with a focus on its use as bunkering fuel and for power generation. Japan is expected to be a large importer of green ammonia in the future.

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Sibanye-Stillwater investing $490M to create 50:50 JV with ioneer for US-based Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron project

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South Africa-based Sibanye-Stillwater will establish. The joint venture provides Sibanye-Stillwater with a 50% interest in a strategic lithium-boron asset in the US, positioning Sibanye-Stillwater for value creation and growth in the US battery metals supply chain. years of the Project. Quarry Stage 2.

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DOE to Award Up to $5M in Grants for RD on Hydrogen Production from Coal

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This dependency makes the US vulnerable to supply disruptions. Global deposits of PGMs are quite limited with the largest quantities located in South Africa and Russia. The United States imports more than 60% of its petroleum, two-thirds of which is used to fuel vehicles in the form of gasoline and diesel.

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PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

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The risk to business is that it faces more unpredictable and extreme weather, and disruptions to market and supply chains. —Jonathan Grant, director, sustainability and climate change, PwC. Sectors dependent on food, water, energy or ecosystem services need to scrutinise the resilience and viability of their supply chains.

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Study recommends $10B/year US federal investment in energy RD&D and a substantial price on carbon emissions; leveraging the national labs and encouraging the private sector for a clean energy future

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The recommendations come with the release of report on the findings of the ERD3 project, which was funded by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with the goal of producing and promoting a comprehensive set of recommendations to help the US administration accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon energy technologies.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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February also saw the publication of a Los Angeles Times interview with US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu ( earlier post ), in which he voiced concern that the effects of climate change could decimate California’s agriculture as well as its urban water supplies. “It has implications for us. We can’t run away from it.”

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